Is Gensler a good company to work for?

Gensler has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 2,848 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Gensler to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Gensler have been left by employees working as Principal , Architectural Intern and Intern - Hourly .

Does Gensler pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gensler employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gensler. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Gensler?

65% of Gensler employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Gensler 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gensler?

Designer (266) , Architect (211) , Technical Designer (169) , Interior Designer (119) , Architectural Designer (86) , Intern (85) , Project Architect (70) , Project Manager (62) , Design Manager (59) , Job Captain (57) , Senior Associate (31) , Strategist (31) , Studio Coordinator (31) , Senior Designer (28) , Internship (26)

What are the pros of working at Gensler according to real employee reviews?

"Great people at the top of their game collaborating to use design to make an impact!" ((in 301 reviews)); "Great culture and plenty of opportunity to work on large projects" ((in 220 reviews)); "Good benefits but not that vastly different than other firms." ((in 148 reviews)); "Great opportunities to work with all the top firms in the world and all sizes of client projects." ((in 73 reviews)); "The people at the office are great and ensure you are properly integrated and supported." ((in 67 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Gensler according to real employee reviews?

"Can be pigeonholed and no work life balance" ((in 75 reviews)); "Long hours and fast paced" ((in 73 reviews)); "This really hurts at a senior level as base salaries are low (for non principals)." ((in 64 reviews)); "Poor Management Accountability: My direct manager exhibited the worst professional behavior I’ve encountered." ((in 58 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 56 reviews))

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What are the top reviewed Gensler locations?

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Gensler reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,483 total reviews)

Elizabeth Brink, Jordan Goldstein, Andy Cohen, and Diane Hoskins

80% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

Gensler has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,483 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gensler employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Dec 28, 2016

50/50

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

An environment that was encouraging of exploration of design and representation methods. People were friendly and easy to talk to. A lot of overlapping interests to drive discussions pertaining project aspects.

Cons

The encouraging environment ended there (at encouragement) - Otherwise, it was difficult to have any other type of support. There was no training at all in terms of logging hours billed to work, and employees regularly billed to projects they were not working on in order to appear productive.

1.0

Dec 28, 2016

Very dissatisfied

Senior interior designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large projects, lots of work, 401k, medical insurance, Work in NYC, polite and friendly receptionist, lunch hour, basic vacation of two weeks, close to transportation

Cons

No professional growth, micro managing, work hard, but not respected of your efforts on projects, not credited for your work or contributions, management takes credit for your work, favoritism by principals, work hard ethic not rewarded, no respect from management, no salary increases, no mentoring , no room for growth or position growth, lots of promises but very little action, principals get lots of professional credit and great bonuses while staff are ignored and are expected to just work hard and stop complaining, overtime pay isn't given unless approved , so staff still expected to work for free

5.0

Dec 21, 2016

Gensler is a Star, but could always do better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love the people I work with, as well as the culture we have at Gensler. I have great supervisors who push me to do better and be better. They are patient when I make mistakes and have been so encouraging as I grow in my position here. I have been at Gensler less than a year and I can already say that it is one of my favorite companies I've worked for because of this. No employee is perfect and having that kind of support is invaluable. We have great benefits and it is truly amazing when your hard work and the time you take to go the extra mile is acknowledged. It actually pays off!

Cons

Gensler likes to promote flexible workspaces, hours and ideas but does not necessarily abide by them in their own offices. I really would love to see them practice more what they preach. This is of course on an office by office basis.

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